Terms Used In Utah Code 40-8-3

• Land affected: means the surface and subsurface of an area within the state where mining operations are being or will be conducted, including:

  (i)	on-site private ways, roads, and railroads;

  (ii)	land excavations;

  (iii)

  exploration sites;

  (iv)	drill sites or workings;

  (v)	refuse banks or spoil piles;

  (vi)	evaporation or settling ponds;

  (vii)

  stockpiles;

  (viii)

  leaching dumps;

  (ix)	placer areas;

  (x)	tailings ponds or dumps; and

  (xi)

  work, parking, storage, or waste discharge areas, structures, and facilities. See Utah Code 40-8-4 Reclamation: means actions performed during or after mining operations to shape, stabilize, revegetate, or treat the land affected in order to achieve a safe, stable ecological condition and use that is consistent with local environmental conditions. See Utah Code 40-8-4 State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5      The purpose of this act is to provide that from the effective date of the act, except as otherwise provided in this act, all mining in the state shall include plans for reclamation of the land affected. Enacted by Chapter 130, 1975 General Session   Previous section Next section    Chapter 8 Contents